Yes, that’s one C-word I never thought I’d use to describe the company who brought us Vista, but whilst leaving the office juniors to plot the next thrilling episode of Internet Explorer, Microsoft have been beavering away on something I find genuinely exciting.
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When I heard about this, I was filled with two overwhelming (and yet conflicting) emotions. The announcement that Adobe AIR is to support Smartphone platforms (Blackberry and Android for starters), along with support for publishing iPhone applications came as a breath of fresh air in an arena fraught with difficulty and unnecessary repetition of effort. And yet, somehow I found it hard to feel giddy or excited about it.
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As a User Experience designer, I face an impossible catch-22 on a daily basis. On one hand, I have an obligation to my stockholders and clients to create experiences that actually, genuinely work. Every time I craft a proposal, I commit myself indelibly to the delivery of a piece of work that will generate more revenue, attract more targeted traffic or increase social engagement with a brand. View Full Article »
The W3C announced last week that the XHTML2 working group would discontinue work on the specification and future resources would be focussed on pushing HTML5 forward towards a proper working draft. I’ve heard lots of knee-jerk reactions to this, and thought it was time for me to weigh up how this affects me and my web design agency.
I often come across the assumption that because daily business revolves around a specific medium, one’s design expertise is limited only to that discipline. By day, my primary focus is on designing engaging user experiences for the web, but I don’t consider myself to be a web designer. In my mind, design is far, far broader than that. View Full Article »
I’ve come across a number of conflicting opinions when it comes to where Javascript belongs in the website production workflow. Personally, I find working with Javascript both infuriating and rewarding, but is it a developer’s job, or is it a design thing? View Full Article »
I’ve been riding motorcycles for about 4 years now, and love my Ducati Monster dearly. It’s my pride and joy; I thought that would never change. But then I learned to drive.
Driving a car was always going to be a necessary evil. I had tried it when I was 17 and hated every minute of it. So it came as a huge surprise when I took to it like a duck to water in January this year. Within a month I had passed my test and was ripping up tarmac like nobody’s business.
But being a biker, I’m constantly frustrated at the lack of acceleration in smaller cars, and began to wonder what kind of supercar I’d need to experience the same rush I get every time I fire up my trusty v-twin. And then I found it, in the form of the Dax Rush V8.
Based on the classic Lotus Super 7, a properly equipped and tuned Rush will hit 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, with the wind in your face and your arse 4 inches off the ground. And the best bit? No helmet or hot, creaky leathers!
So I’m in conflict. Iron horse vs. classic racing car?
One More Day [director]
Based on a comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch, One More Day was my fourth attempt at directing, and despite being a comedy, was the perfect opportunity for me to work on my straight drama. View Full Article »
The Last Temptation of Jeff [director]
Written, shot and edited (including original musical score) in only a weekend as part of the 48hr Film Challenge, The Last Temptation of Jeff was a pretty accomplished filum, all things considered! View Full Article »
Death & Mrs Brady [writer/director]
This was my graduation filum, shot on 16mm film and earned me my First. I wrote and directed it, with Ellie Land producing and Emma Dalesman as DoP. View Full Article »
